This is the worse movie I have every seen. I wish I had the 75 minutes back I wasted watching this. SMG was better in "The Grudge" even "The Grudge 2" was better. This movie was very confusing and difficult to know what was going on until the last 30 minutes of the movie. Still lots of questions at the end. Trust me go rent "What Lies Beneath" with Harrison Ford, it is 10 times more entertaining than this.
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The Return
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Buffy star is haunted by violent memories.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–18
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About The Return
Parents need to know that this slow-moving, arty, somewhat abstract film, isn't likely to hold kids' attention (though many teens may want to see it because of star Sarah Michelle Gellar). Though trailers suggest that it's a horror movie, it's really more of an exploration of a trauma. It follows a young woman's struggle with violent, literally dark memories. These include a man's fatal assault on a woman, a car accident, and aggressive behavior by a creepy ex-boyfriend/co-worker. Violence (and one sex scene) tends to appear subjectively, which makes it hard to read. Characters are generally mean-spirited, depressed, and cryptic. Some drinking, a couple of jump scenes, menacing men chasing girls and women, and fairly mild language.
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- Families can talk about the nature of memories and how they affect us later in life. How could Joanna's father help her? Would it have helped if he'd talked to her (either as a child or as an adult)? How do Joanna's dreams engulf her life? How is her cutting herself a "cry for help"? How does the film suggest that she's providing some sort of "revenge" for the original murder victim? Is this revenge satisfying? Why or why not?
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The Return
The return was a pretty clever and original thriller/ghost tale. I thought that this movie overdid it with the violence for PG-13 rating but it wasn't that violent where it should have been rated R. They did use one F-word at the very end of the movie. I went into this movie thinking that it was going to be another lame ghost story with no plot at all and not making sense, but I came out and I was wrong. The Return had a very clever plot and I liked how the killer was revealed at the end so unexpectedly. The last 25 min. of the movie kept you on the edge of your seat. I really liked how this movie had a totally different plot from most type of movies! Sarah Michelle Gellar's acting was superb!
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